This is an alphabetical version. For a subjective ranked version see: Ranked: How Is Sovereignty Is Gained And Lost?
What Is Sovereignty:
Individual Sovereignty:
- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
- Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry
- Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World by Bruce Schneier
- The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy by Anthony Gottlieb
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- The Heroine With 1,001 Faces by Maria Tatar
- The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates by Peter T. Leeson
- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
- A Renegade History of the United States by Thaddeus Russell
- The Second Stage by Betty Friedan
- The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it by Will Storr
- Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women's Rights by Helen Joyce
- The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
Individual Sovereignty / Fiction:
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
General Understanding Of Sovereignty:
- Empire by Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri
- Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries by Marc Fasteau, and Ian Fletcher
- The Politics by Aristotle
- The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
- The Republic Of Plato by Plato, and Allan Bloom
- The Sovereignty Wars: Reconciling America with the World by Stewart Patrick
General Understanding Of Sovereignty / Fiction:
- Death's End by Cixin Liu (The Three-Body Problem Series)
Various States:
Around The World
- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
- 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann
- Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller
- Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations by Amy Chua
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
African States:
- The Challenge Of Africa by Wangari Maathai
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
Empires Of Islam:
- Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong
- (Circa 10th - 12th Century C.E.) Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire by John Man
European States:
Middle East States:
Latin American States:
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
Which State Are You Interested In?
Artic:
Argentina:
- (Circa 1970s - 2000s C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Bolivia:
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
- (Circa 1985 - 2000 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Bosnia And Herzegovina:
- (Circa 1579 - 2016 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
China:
- Ancient China: Chinese Civilization From Its Origins To The Tang Dynasty by Maurizio Scarpari
- (Circa 1905 - 1950s C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
- Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule by Tsering Woeser
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
- (Circa 1980s - 1990s C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Congo:
- (1880s - Primarily 2000-2023 C.E.) Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Egypt:
- Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
- (Circa 10th - 12th Century C.E.) Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire by John Man
France:
- Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts
- (Circa 1780s - 1790s C.E.) 1789: The Threshold of the Modern Age by David Andress
- (Circa 1780s - 1790s C.E.) A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin
- When Women Ruled The World by Maureen Quilligan
Franks:
- (Circa 8th - Mid 9th Century C.E.) Charlemagne by Johannes Fried
Greece:
Guatemala:
- (Circa 1524 - 1996 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
Haiti:
- Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History by Michel-Rolph Trouillot
India:
India / Fiction
- Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Indonesia:
- Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani
Iraq:
- Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach
- (Circa 2003 - 2007 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Israel:
- [Upcoming] (Circa 1910s - 2018 C.E.) The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
- The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland by Shlomo Sand
- (Circa 1990s - 2007 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Japan:
- (Circa 1905 - 1950s C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
- Paekche's Principle: The Great Secret Of Asia by Bayemy Biyik
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
Macedonia:
- Alexander the Great's Legacy: The Decline of Macedonian Europe in the Wake of the Wars of the Successors by Mike Roberts
- The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC: Alexander's Successors at War by Tristan Hughes
Mongolia:
- The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World by Marie Favereau
- The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford
New Granada [Republic of New Granada]:
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
Nigeria:
- (Circa 1909 - 2023 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
North Korea:
- (Circa 391 - 2022 C.E.) Korea: A History by Eugene Y. Park
Norway:
Palestine:
- [Upcoming] (Circa 1910s - 2018 C.E.) The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Pakistan:
Papua New Guinea:
- (Circa 1840s - 1945 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
Persia:
Peru:
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
Philippines:
- (Circa 1450s-2023 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
Poland:
- (Circa 1980s - 1990s C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Portugal:
- The First Global Village: How Portugal Changed the World by Martin Page
Roman Empire:
- Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America by Cullen Murphy
- Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
- SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Russia:
- (Circa 1774-2024 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
- Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict by Curtis L. Fox
- October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
- (Circa 1990s - 2000 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Singapore:
- From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew
Somaliland [Republic of Somaliland]:
- (Circa 1888 - 2024 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
South Africa:
- (Circa 1990s - 2006 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
South Korea:
- (Circa 391 - 2022 C.E.) Korea: A History by Eugene Y. Park
- Paekche's Principle: The Great Secret Of Asia by Bayemy Biyik
Spain:
- Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763 by Henry Kamen
- The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire by William S. Maltby
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
Sri Lanka:
- (Circa 2003 - 2005 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Syria:
- (Circa 10th - 12th Century C.E.) Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire by John Man
United Kingdom:
- (Circa 1780s - 1790s C.E.) 1789: The Threshold of the Modern Age by David Andress
- Cities of Empire: The British Colonies and the Creation of the Urban World by Tristram Hunt
- When Women Ruled The World by Maureen Quilligan
- The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire by Tore Skeie
United States of America:
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
- (Circa 1780s - 1790s C.E.) 1789: The Threshold of the Modern Age by David Andress
- (Circa 1830s - 1880 C.E.) Crazy Horse by Larry McMurtry
- (Circa 1851 - 1957 C.E.) Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach by Derek Dwight Anderson
- The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
- (Circa 1950s- 2007 C.E.) The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
- These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Ukraine:
- Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum
Venezuela:
- (Circa Mid 18th - Mid 19s C.E.) Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
Vikings:
